New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks on Monday night.

Mamdani announced at a press conference on Monday morning that he would be at the game. The event itself was about the upcoming World Cup, but he was asked if he was attending the game later that evening.

The NYC mayor said, “I bought my ticket for nearly $1000 from Madison Square Garden. I will be going to tonight’s Game 3; I will be standing for the duration of the game.

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Later, he was asked to clarify his comment. He reiterated that the ticket cost close to $1,000 and explained that it is a standing-room-only ticket.

Mamdani isn’t going to be the only politician in attendance, as President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend the game. He was invited by Knicks owner James Dolan.

The mayor attended a Knicks playoff game earlier this postseason, sitting in the nosebleeds, per The Athletic.

During a news conference last week before the Finals began, Mamdani was asked whether he would attend a game when the series was in New York. He said that he planned to be in the building, but added that he believed he would “be in a very different section of the stadium (than Trump).”

The Knicks head into Game 3 with a 2-0 series lead. A win on Monday night would mean that New York has a chance to win the championship with a sweep on Wednesday night.